Overview
The soap opera tells the tale of the Wadhwa family and its daughter-in-law, Kumkum. She is happily married to Jatin. However, he dies of a brain tumour while she is expecting their first child. The Wadhwas decide to get their young daughter-in-law re-married to an eligible young man. However, when obstacles arise to prevent that marriage, Jatin's younger brother Sumit impulsively marries Kumkum in order to save her from social disgrace. The new relationship between Kumkum and Sumit begins as a compromise but ripens into deep love. They face many problems but stay together. They bring up their three children-- Dhruv (whose biological father is Jatin), Sharman and Ashka.
Then Kumkum and Sumit Wadhwa die. They are reborn, with Sumit being very shy and living with a big family in Delhi and Kumkum being a fun-loving prankster living with her family in a village. Both hate each other after meeting in college but, due to circumstances, they have to pretend to be married in front of their families. In this life, too, their love passes through many trials and challenges. After all the problems are solved, Kumkum and Sumit live happily ever after.
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